Tesla's Robotaxi Reality Check: Where Safety Meets Hubris A recent chart from Tesla highlights a disturbing trend in its "Robotaxi" network: despite expanding to six cities across Texas and Florida, the company's paid miles driven by robotaxis have declined 36% from the first to second quarter.
This decline raises questions about the feasibility of Musk's grand vision for a vast, low cost fleet of autonomous taxis.
The chart suggests that Tesla is still grappling with fundamental questions about deploying autonomous vehicles at scale.